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# Antique Carlisle Bottling Works Blob-Top Soda Bottle - Carlisle, PA - Ornate C Monogram## Description
Up for sale is a beautiful, highly collectable piece of Cumberland County history: a genuine antique **Carlisle Bottling Works blob-top soda/mineral water bottle**, dating from the late 1880s to the early 1900s. This heavy-duty aqua utility bottle features an outstanding, crisp slug-plate embossed oval reading: **\"CARLISLE BOTTLING WORKS / CARLISLE, PA.\"** encircled around an ornate stylized **\"C\" (Co)** center monogram. ### Product Condition & Highlights:
* **The Finish:** Classic heavy, bulbous \"blob-top\" lip configuration designed for early wired cork or porcelain plug closures.
* **Shoulder Markings:** Features a bold, deeply embossed **\"REGISTERED\"** stamp directly across the front shoulder.
* **Glass Condition:** Excellent vintage condition. The aqua glass remains bright and clear, showing highly prominent, sharp embossed lettering. The body is structurally sound with no cracks, deep bruises, or heavy ground cloudiness.
* **Historical Provenance:** Produced for John S. Low’s historic bottling facility on North Pitt Street in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, prior to its closure due to Prohibition.A stellar addition for any collector of local Pennsylvania bottles, early soda/beverage advertising, or regional Cumberland County memorabilia.
